marble vs granite
Definitions
verb
- paint or stain like marble
noun
- a sculpture carved from marble
- a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
- a small ball of glass that is used in various games
Examples
Marcus Aurelius's hair stands energetically up, a nimbus of corkscrewing locks, not a bit like the conventional signs for hair that plaster so many Roman marble crania.
Under the crystal bright light of a full moon their blue marble shined, iridescent.
And as the Roman Consuls held this to be the principal praise of their glory, they had this title curiously sculptured in marble on the Quirinal and in the forum of Trajan --- "Most powerful gift in a Prince is liberality [12].
Definitions
noun
- plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
- something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness)
Examples
The lower blocks are in concrete clad in gabions filled with site granite; roofs are planted with indigenous flora.
The Cree syllabics on the glacial till granite boulder base say: ‘I am the big bear.’
The other key aspect of the restoration involved repointing the exterior masonry, in the facades of limestone, sandstone, and granite.
